12 Mwaami Lesa Shinkusu shoonse waamba ayi, “Mucishi cino ico cili anga nduyanga umo mutekaali bantu nabi banyama, cilaakuba amafulo abotu umo beembeshi mweshi bakanokweembelela alimwi.
Oosunikwi wangu, ndwiite nkoweembelela mbelele shako alimwi ankoshicitila mulela lisuba ndyeliba pakati ka mutwi. Nciinshi nceenga ndabeta anga ngwalutundu mufuule ulifweka kumeenso, mukuya cikulangoola pakati ka beembeshi bamwi boonse?
Cinyika ca Shaloni cilaakuba mafulo a mbelele, acalo cinyika ca Akoli cilaakuba mulela wa ŋombe, ee, kuba misena ya shifubwa sha bantu bangu abo banambila.
Mpeeke bantu balaakuswa mumandabala a kuJuda amishi ishingulukite Jelusalemu, mucishi cakwe Benjameni, tulundu tuniini twa kumbo akucishi ca tulundu ca Negefu. Balaakuleta milambu yakutenta, shipo sha fulaulo, tununkila kabotu alimwi amilambu yakulumba kuŊanda yangu neMwaami Lesa.
Balaakwisa akoolobesha cakusangalala peculu lya tulundu twa Siyoni. Balaakukondwa ceebo ca coolwe ncaakabapa Mwaami Lesa, nkokwaamba ayi shili anga ngamaila, waini, mafuta a olifi, bana ba mbelele alimwi aba ŋombe. Balaakubabo anga ngumuunda utililwa kabotu alimwi teshi bakabewo tubili mubuumba.
Lyalo bantu balaakwikala muJuda amumandabala amuumo oonse. Mulaakuba balimi alimwi abeembeshi ba mbelele.
Ncakwiila Mwaami Lesa Shinkusu shoonse, Lesa wa bene Isilaeli waamba ayi, ‘Maanda, myuunda imwi amyuunda ya minyansa ilaakuulwa alimwi mucishi cino.’ ”
Ulwiite amwaami Jeoiyakimu ayi, ‘Wakatenta cakulembelaawo ico akwiipusha ayi ino webo wakalembelawonshi ayi mwaami wa bene Babiloni ulaakwisa mukunyonyoola cishi ici akucaya bantu boonse alimwi abanyama bekalaamo?
“Bantu bangu balibo anga nimbelele shisowekete. Beembeshi babo bakabasowa akubalengesha kwiingooka mutulundu. Bakalinga kuswa mutulundu akunooya mutulundu cakwaamba ayi bakaluba kumishaabo.
Kuswawaawo ukapaile ayi, ‘NoBaami baLesa, mwakaamba ayi mulaakunyonyoola musena uno akuulengesha ayi kubule muntu nabi munyama wikalaamo tubili. Sombi ayi ulaakuba matongo kwalyoonse alyoonse.’
Bantu balaakunokwaamba ayi, ‘Cishi ici cakalinga canyonyoolwa, bulya cababo anga ngumuunda wa Edeni. Mandabala akalinga aba matongo, musena utacite bantu alimwi ayo akalinga anyonyoolwa, ono aba amalinga alimwi mulekala bantu.
“Mwebo nobantu bangu, inga kamwikala buyani mumaandaanu ngomwakayaka kabotu, sombi Ŋanda yangu keelibo matongo?